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Prices: Why vouchers won’t work while governments set fees
February 11, 2009

BRADLEY REPORT FAILS TO FIX UNI FEES MESS The Bradley report is another chapter in...

Why China fears Obama: The danger of an attractive America
John LeeFebruary 2, 2009The New York Times

In contrast to the general rush in most parts of the world to congratulate Barack...

Over-governed China is the worst governed
John LeeJanuary 28, 2009New Straits Times

The ink is hardly dry on official Chinese gross domestic product figures for last year...

China needs a new way
John LeeJanuary 27, 2009The Australian

Twelve months ago, a well-known bear on the Chinese economy revealed to me that a...

The Year of the Ox will bring little prosperity for the Chinese
John LeeJanuary 25, 2009The Times

Twelve months ago, a well-known bear on the Chinese economy revealed to me that a...

Double-edged sword in Obama’s use of technology
John LeeJanuary 20, 2009Online Opinion

Is Barack Obama looking to broaden the appeal of the Democratic Party or is he...

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The Science of Maths and How to Apply It
Siobhan MerloJuly 11, 2024AP71

Introduction Australian students’ results on international tests of mathematics (TIMMS) and numeracy (PISA) lag behind...

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All Things Considered. Making Moral Sense of the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza
Nigel BiggarJune 27, 2024OP201

Foreword I am for peace, but whenever I speak of it, they are for war....

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Screening That Counts: Why Australia Needs Universal Early Numeracy Screening
Kelly NorrisJune 20, 2024RR49

Executive summary Better early identification of students struggling with mathematics is a critical step in...

Counting the Cost: Subsidies For Renewable Energy
Michael Wu June 6, 2024AP70
This paper quantifies the federal government subsidies to the renewables industry over 10 years to...
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Budget Fails Important Policy Tests
Robert Carling, Gene TunnyMay 28, 2024IA150
The deficit budgeted for 2024-25, amounting to over $28 billion ($28,000 million), translates to a...
Sharpening teacher tools: Creating an evidence-based standard for quality instructional materials
Jarrod CarterMay 23, 2024AP69

Executive summary Every Australian classroom and school rely on the support of instructional materials in...

Trump’s goal to end Ukraine war makes moral sense
Tom SwitzerMarch 4, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN

Friday’s heated exchange in the White House was surely a regrettable moment in American diplomatic...

Albanese could learn from Howard when it comes to Indonesia
Andrew BlythSeptember 3, 2024SPECTATOR

Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto visiting Australia before he has even been inaugurated is a positive...

It’s the most volatile election in living memory and anything can and will happen
Tom SwitzerAugust 10, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

In five decades of living alternately on the two sides of the Pacific, I have...

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NATO’s Prophetic Critics. Expanding the alliance has led to a war many experts predicted
Tom SwitzerJune 10, 2024MODERN AGE

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, a chorus of government officials, academics, commentators, and retired...

Why Republicans are sceptical about funding Ukraine
Tom SwitzerMarch 7, 2024SPECTATOR UK

When US policy-makers supported Nato expansion in the 1990s, it was widely believed that America,...

The West’s bid to expand NATO eastwards was a mistake
Tom SwitzerFebruary 24, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

For the people of Ukraine, the failure of Western nations to help them defeat Russia...

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